Free Web Novel“Huh? Old man, who are you?” After many years, Qingji saw Zhang Huainan again and asked in a puzzled voice. Then he turned to Lu Yibei and complained, “It’s the middle of the night, so don’t bring guests home, and you woke up Wang Yingying. She has to go to kindergarten tomorrow morning!”
Zhang Huainan, “......”
“Especially that one...” He said, his eyes gradually darkening, and his gaze slowly drifted to the two pomegranate trees behind him, “I say, my friend, you’ve made enough trouble, so come down quickly, okay? If I have to invite you down myself later, it won’t look good for any of us!”
Nanling Yaohua sat upright on the treetop, staring intently at Wang Yingying, clutching the flower leaves tightly with both hands. The entire pomegranate tree rustled with the slightly rapid rise and fall of her chest.
After hearing Qingji’s words, Nanling Yaohua finally withdrew her gaze from Wang Yingying, who was trembling at the sight of the rattan, and looked at Qingji, tilting her head. There was a hint of resentment in her eyes.
Although it was a memory of Dream City, this pomegranate flower was the token of Lu Yibei’s confession to her...
But now she wasn’t even allowed to touch it. What kind of logic was that?
Seeing this, Lu Yibei’s heart skipped a beat. She knew that those two pomegranate trees were among Yanzhi’s great-grandmother’s most cherished possessions, regarded as treasures by the Ancestor.
Besides Wang Yingying, if anyone else, including herself, dared to sit on the treetop and “pluck leaves and scatter flowers” like Nanling Yaohua, a good beating would be considered light punishment.
Seeing that Qingji was about to get angry, Lu Yibei’s eyes darted around. She took a few steps forward, leaned close to Qingji, and whispered, “Ancestor, that’s your great-granddaughter-in-law. Calm down, calm down, just bear with it and it will pass.”
“Really?” Qingji’s displeasure vanished upon hearing this, and his eyes lit up. A wide smile appeared on his face. “She’s Wang Yingying’s mother? Good, good! We’re finally reunited as a family.”
He did not question Lu Yibei.
Although he could not see Nanling Yaohua, he had his own way of determining that the one sitting on the pomegranate tree was a woman.
Distinguishing yin and yang was also a minor ability attached to the special Spirit Mark, "Taiji Hunlun."
But as soon as these words were uttered, it was Nanling Yaohua’s turn to be utterly bewildered.`
“Reunited as a family” sounds nice!
But...
Wang Yingying’s mother? How did I not know? Was I even informed when she was born?
Seeing that Qingji had misunderstood her meaning, Lu Yibei hurriedly leaned in again to explain, “Not Wang Yingying’s mother, uh, she’s just one of your great-granddaughters-in-law...”~
“Good heavens! One of them?” Qingji’s mouth twitched slightly.
Although he had known for a long time that there was more than one great-granddaughter-in-law, he still felt a bit awkward mistaking Nanling Yaohua for Wang Yingying’s mother.\"
To dispel this awkwardness, he naturally chose to change the subject.
“Old man! I’m talking to you, old man!” Qingji’s tone shifted, and he pointed at Zhang Huainan, who was standing nearby, yelling, “Who exactly are you? We’re having a family reunion here, what are you doing just standing there?”~
“Uh, Senior Brother, I’m Zhang Huainan...”
“I don’t care if you’re Zhang... Wait a minute?” Qingji suddenly frowned, approached Zhang Huainan, scrutinized him carefully for a moment, pulled his beard, and grinned, “Hahaha, how did you get so old, kid? Hahaha, you’re too ugly, I don’t even recognize you!”
“Don’t even mention it, after you got old, you really look like that old sect master from before. I even guessed you might have some family relation to him!”
“Come on, let’s go inside and catch up properly! I’ll have Yingzi cook a few dishes, and we’ll have a couple of drinks.”
As Qingji spoke, Zhang Huainan, like Wang Yingying, kept trembling as he stared at the specially prepared rattan. It was only when he heard they were going inside to catch up that he secretly let out a sigh of relief.
One can only say that the shadows of one’s childhood are almost incurable, and may even deepen due to distorted memories, becoming adult shadows and elderly shadows as one ages.
“Rustle, rustle!”
Just as Qingji was pulling Zhang Huainan, preparing to enter the house, a soft scratching sound of a pen on paper came, followed by a small notebook with writing appearing before Lu Yibei’s eyes.
【Who is Yingzi?】
“【Xuanjing Luofu】, a self-aware psychic item of mine. She usually lives here, helping Ancestor run a small restaurant... Oh, by the way, I didn’t get a chance to introduce you earlier, that one just now is my grandfather’s grandfather.” ƒгeewebnovёl.com
After hearing Lu Yibei’s explanation, Nanling Yaohua nodded, opened her mouth as if to ask something, when at that moment, Qingji’s voice came from not far away.
“Hey, you stinky brat, take your wife for a walk around and get familiar with the environment. I’ll have a couple of drinks with this guy...”
“And Wang Yingying, hurry up and go to sleep, you have school tomorrow morning!”
W-wife? Nanling Yaohua was stunned for a moment.
Immediately after, the approval from such an important elder, “grandfather’s grandfather,” caused her cheeks to flush crimson, as if they had been roasted by fire. Her bowed head almost buried itself in her chest.
Watching Qingji and Zhang Huainan leave, Lu Yibei suddenly remembered something important and called out softly to their retreating backs.
“Senior Black Emperor, don’t forget the purpose of our trip. Don’t forget to explain it to Ancestor later. We might even need his help then!”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Huainan’s body stiffened, and his expression gradually changed.
How was he supposed to say that? Tell Senior Brother Qingji that he was going to beat up his great-grandson? Would he even be able to live through the day then? Zhang Huainan wondered.
Noticing Zhang Huainan’s abnormal expression, Qingji quietly asked, “Are you and that kid hiding something from me?”
“Senior Brother...”
“It looks like you are!” Qingji said, “Tell me honestly, what is it?”
“But...” Zhang Huainan hesitated, repeatedly about to speak but stopping himself a few times, then tentatively asked, “Senior Brother, if I tell you, you can’t hit me!”
“What are you talking about?” Qingji rolled his eyes, “Besides when you didn’t practice your cultivation diligently, when have I ever really hit you?”
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Zhang Huainan was speechless for a moment. He thought carefully. Besides being lazy in practice, Qingji had indeed never hit him, but... he had used things like five-colored scorpions, southern Xinjiang Gu poison, and even Tianshan variegated Epimedium, which were indescribable. That would be even worse than a beating!
In fact, before he attained Calamity level, he already possessed a near-invulnerable physique, and Qingji was responsible for at least half of that...
And now, would the outcome be any different whether he spoke or not?
“Sigh...” Zhang Huainan let out a soft sigh and, as he continued walking, recounted the entire story in detail to Qingji, then explained, “Senior Brother, that’s roughly how it all happened, so we plan to arrange a fake death for Lu Yibei...”
“By your tone, you mean to give that kid a good beating?” Qingji eyed Zhang Huainan sideways.
“Uh, it’s just acting, although I might hit a bit hard, but for authenticity...”
“No need to say more!” Qingji waved his hand, cutting him off.
“Senior Brother! I actually...”
“Can you include me? I’ve wanted to properly deal with that kid for a long time!” Qingji said.
As Lu Yibei’s strength continuously increased, it was now difficult for him to give Lu Yibei a satisfying beating as he used to.
Zhang Huainan, “???”
What the heck? Senior Brother Qingji also couldn’t stand that kid for a long time?
However...
Thinking about it carefully, it had been a long time since he fought alongside Senior Brother Qingji. It made him a little excited!
Zhang Huainan thought secretly, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
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【“Calamity’s Death” countdown, 104h12m48s】
Late at night, on the empty and deserted Peony Street.
Lu Yibei walked on the way back to the Lu Family Old House, with Nanling Yaohua floating on her shoulder.
She had lived in the God Kingdom Prototype for a considerable period and was very familiar with the surrounding environment. After visiting places where she had left memories, such as Hua City Third Middle School, Sakura Avenue of Huacheng Institute of Technology, and the faculty and staff family dormitory, she lost interest in other places.
And, whether it was a misconception or not, those places that she had constantly thought about and often recalled after leaving the God Kingdom Prototype, when revisited today, did not evoke the feelings she had imagined...
It was as if she had expected a huge stir, but instead, a small stone fell into the water, creating only a shallow ripple, and then nothing else happened.
This was probably because being with the ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) true Lu Yibei made her feel at peace with her experiences in Dream City, right?
“Rustle, rustle!”
Gathering her thoughts, Nanling Yaohua wrote a line of text in the small notebook and handed it to Lu Yibei.
【I’m sorry.】
“Hmm?” Lu Yibei was stunned for a moment. She activated the special ability of her eyes, looked at Nanling Yaohua, who had her head slightly bowed, and tilted her own head. “What’s wrong? Why the sudden apology?”
“Rustle, rustle.”
【When I saw you interacting with those girls before, I was a bit unhappy and acted childishly, causing you trouble, right?】
To be honest, she felt quite guilty for causing Lu Yibei some trouble.
Especially after Lu Yibei explained to her that Wang Yingying was the Invasion Beast that had destroyed Dream City.
“Not at all!” Lu Yibei shook her head, “How could that be? I didn’t find it troublesome, in fact, I thought... it was quite cute!”
When she didn’t know how to praise a girl, she would say she was cute. This was one of the secret techniques Bai Kai taught her.
“Rustle, rustle.”
【Don’t worry, even if I’m unhappy in the future, I’ll hold it in and won’t delay your important business!】 Nanling Yaohua wrote these words.
You won’t delay important business, but you’ll delay personal matters, right? Lu Yibei thought to herself, then said expressionlessly, “Since you’ve said that, I want to go see two people, is that okay?”
Nanling Yaohua nodded.
“Alright, then you have to hold my shoulder tightly! We’re about to set off!” Lu Yibei said.
The first person she wanted to see was the fake Disaster she had caught in the wilderness before Yumen Pass. It was precisely because she came into contact with that fake Disaster that she glimpsed the past of Chatterbox Girl’s twin-tailed girl...
Although Chatterbox Girl had already explained about the twin-tailed girl, Lu Yibei still felt it was necessary to properly interrogate the fake Disaster to find out what relationship she had with the twin-tailed girl.
Earlier, she hadn’t seen Ji Yunpei and the fake Disaster at the Old House. Presumably, Ji Yunpei had taken that fellow to the circular mountain range where the Eclipse Society members were imprisoned.
Speaking of which, there were also some things she wanted to tell Ji Yunpei!
They were all in the circular mountain range, which was convenient... Lu Yibei thought.
The second person she wanted to see was Ji Yunpei.
Upon hearing Lu Yibei’s words, Nanling Yaohua was stunned for a moment, instinctively tightening her grip on Lu Yibei’s shoulder. Then, as if it wasn’t enough, she leaned slightly forward, pressing against Lu Yibei’s back, and wrapped her arms tightly around her waist.
The next moment, Lu Yibei’s speed surged, and she sped towards the circular mountain range.
